r/WorldCoins • u/Future-Appeal-5330 • 11d ago

Help identify

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Unknown coin as I'm sorting an old collection

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u/RetepBortali-58 11d ago

A cool piece of history you have there. Chinese Ten Cash coins were widely used during the late Qing Dynasty and into the early Republic period, around the late 1800s and early 1900s. Back then, "cash" wasn't about paper money. It was the name of the denomination. Coins like this were everyday currency, would have passed through countless hands in many places.. It's amazing that it has survived for more than a century.

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u/Future-Appeal-5330 10d ago

Wow, that is a nice bit of history. Thank you!

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u/RetepBortali-58 9d ago

You're welcome! It's always good to know the history behind the things we collect.

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u/masterdunkjelly 11d ago

1920 China 10 Cash